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... position and two fully stressed syllables in weak positions , but it does count as a pentameter of a complex type because the only stress maximum , on ' God ' , occurs in a strong position as required by the third alternative : ( 2 ) ...
... position and two fully stressed syllables in weak positions , but it does count as a pentameter of a complex type because the only stress maximum , on ' God ' , occurs in a strong position as required by the third alternative : ( 2 ) ...
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... position , because it reinforces the metre , and nonaffirming in weak position , because it contradicts it ; and the converse is true for [ -ST ] . As in all generative accounts of metre , the aim is to deduce rules which will capture ...
... position , because it reinforces the metre , and nonaffirming in weak position , because it contradicts it ; and the converse is true for [ -ST ] . As in all generative accounts of metre , the aim is to deduce rules which will capture ...
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... position . To simplify his argument drastically , the most fundamental type of unmetricality in iambic verse is created when the stressed syllable in a weak position is too closely connected with a preceding weak syllable in strong position ...
... position . To simplify his argument drastically , the most fundamental type of unmetricality in iambic verse is created when the stressed syllable in a weak position is too closely connected with a preceding weak syllable in strong position ...
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TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
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acceptable alliteration allow already alternation approach beat beginning chapter classical common complex conventions course create demands demotion deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple effect emphasis English example expectations experience expressive fact falling final five-beat four-beat function further give given hand iambic implied offbeat important indicate initial instance inversion kind language less linguistic means metre metrical pattern metrical set movement natural nonstresses normal noted observed occur opening optional pairing particular pause pentameter perceived perhaps phrase poem poetry poets position possible preference principle produces promotion pronunciation provides reader reading realisation reflect regular result rhyme rhythm rhythmic rules scansion semantic sense sequence simple single sounds speech stanza stress strong structure style subordination suggest syntactic tension theory third tradition triple trochaic underlying units unstressed syllables usually variation verse